Mammalia - Notoungulata - Mesotheriidae
Synonyms: Pseudotypotherium bravardi Mones 1980, Pseudotypotherium insigne Ameghino 1887 [objective synonym], Pseudotypotherium pulchrum Ameghino 1904 [objective synonym], Typotherium bravardi Burmeister 1888, Typotherium pseudopachygnathum Ameghino 1904, Xenotherium immersum Ameghino 1904
Belongs to Pseudotypotherium according to F. Ameghino 1887
See also Ameghino 1904, Fernández-Monescillo 2018, Fernández-Monescillo et al. 2022, Mones 1980 and Rovereto 1914
Sister taxa: Pseudotypotherium carlesi, Pseudotypotherium studeri, Pseudotypotherium subinsigne
Type specimens:
- Pseudotypotherium exiguum: Syntypes: MLP 12-1683, MLP 12-1684, a partial skull (MLP 12-1683 (skull fragment with a partial portion of the zygomatic arches, presence of left and right suborbital fossae, containing both the right and left upp)
- Pseudotypotherium bravardi:
- Pseudotypotherium insigne: MLP 12-1678, a mandible (right p4-m3).
- Pseudotypotherium pulchrum:
- Typotherium bravardi: MLP 48-XIII-16-220, a set of teeth (P3-M3 left).
- Typotherium pseudopachygnathum:
- Xenotherium immersum:
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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